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Porto Alegre Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Partial view of downtown on a cold winter morning Partial view of downtown on a cold winter morning Porto Alegre is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul. The Gaucho meets the bright lights of the big city. The people here are fair skinned and somewhat removed from the African influence of the north. One might say that the people of this region feel closer to Argentina and Uruguay than Brazil - except where anything soccer (futebol) is concerned. Porto Alegre is the sixth largest city in Brazil and a good place to get your visa before you go to Uruguay. The city is located on the banks of the Guaiba river. The city is known for its intense and fun nightlife. This is the hometown of argueably the best footballer in the world, Ronaldinho. Rumor has it, Giselle Bundchen has a penthouse flat in this city as well. The actual city itself is not much compared to Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo, but what other cities in Brazil really compare? The Parque da Redencao in the south east of the city and is a nice place to relax. On Sunday mornings there is a large market/fair in the park, called the Brique da Redencao. If you have some more time, you can take a cruise on the river. The nightlife here is similar to that of New York City, but on a micro-scale. In the "SoHo" area of Porto Alegre, there is a block full of great bars, restaurants and clubs. The women of this city are supposedly the most beautiful in all of Brazil! No rush to get to the clubs, they are open relatively late to US standards, and often times, people are spilling out into the street, talking, laughing, and looking for some of the good kind of trouble to get into. It may be more difficult to make friends here than Rio during Carnival, but the people here will warm up to you and make your experience here a memorable one. There are great places to surf, relax and party a few hours drive away from the city which make for awesome weekend getaways for those living in Porto Alegre. Added by another user: Having lived in Porto Alegre, I have to disagree with the statement it may be hard to make friends. In less than a week I had an entire circle of friends. ________Sights Edit This Osvaldo Aranha Avenue Osvaldo Aranha Avenue Lucas Mello Porto Alegre is an city with lots and lots of interesting places to visit, like the Gasometer Plant, the Public Market and the Laçador statue (yes, it's a ç!). Anyways, some people simply don't know anything about the touristic places here. But try to speak with any porto-alegrish. He will say a lot of thing to visit to you! __________Practical Information Edit This When buying drinks try buy bottles instead of cans. This is particularly important if you are buying from some stand on the street. if you do buy a can make sure the top is cleaned off before you open it as there is no way of knowing what kind of places it has been in and what kind of bacteria and germs may be on it. When you ask for as straw the owner should hand you the container and let you take your own straw as straws are not individualy wrapped. The straws are very thin and it is considered acceptable to take 2-3 and drink out of a few straws. _________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This Porto Alegre by night... This is the Guaíba Bridge at night Porto Alegre by night... This is the Guaíba Bridge at night Lucas Mello Probably the most touristic aspect of Porto Alegre is the nightlife. There are around 3 neighborhoods full of bars and places to dance. "Cidade Baixa" is one of those, in the weekends its streets get crowded of people drinking and having a good time. The corner between R. Gen. Lima e Silva e Rua da Republica is the center of the city nightlife. To dance MPB (brazilian music), historical Rua João Alfredo has many excellent options. "Moinhos de Vento" is another nightlife intensive neighboorhood, with Rua Padre Chagas full of more fashionable bars.